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The House in early May passed a $7.7 billion general appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2021. The governor first vetoed three of the appropriations bills that supported the budget. When those bills got overridden with votes in the House of 97-3, 95-5 and 94-4, he vetoed the entire budget. In what was perhaps the fastest veto override in state history, the House overrode his veto within hours of it being filed. The budget is now law.
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I am a voracious reader of obituaries about people I don’t know and I’ll admit that some obits I read with a deep sense of sadness, and a few with just a smidgen of joy. One conclusion I’ve reached is that far too many obituaries are either too long, or too short. Many people who have led very full, rich and rewarding lives get only a short paragraph or two, while scoundrels, mass murderers, rapists, crooks and career politicians get half a page.
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Our country has been in the hands of career politicians, seems like forever. They are gradually getting weeded out. However, the chaos they have caused in the last almost four years, has caused turmoil and dissent the like of which our country has never seen.
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Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the LORD God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. — Amos 5:14
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Kingfisher businessman Brian Walter’s efforts to fulfill former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn’s dream of a reformed national Congress are most commendable.
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You couldn’t stir them with a stick at Taggart’s Garden Center. It’s like walking onto acres of colorful spring flowers and plants. I wanted one of everything, even if I didn’t know their names, or if they needed sun or shade.
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Public servants – like government workers who are supposed to be working for citizens – have lost the good will of the public in too many cases.
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Former Barack Obama adviser Rahm Emanuel, during a recent interview, reminded us of his 2008 financial crisis quotation, “Never allow a crisis to go to waste.” The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a wonderful opportunity for those of us who want gr
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